The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-10
AT CHAUTAUOUA.
A Brilliant Week-Crowded Houses
Grand Concerts.


CHAuTsuqus " Y. July 30 lSs7.
chautauqaa at last is filling up. Theerowd
is here The beautifisi lake with it, pictur-
esque surrounding il acknowledged by all To-
be one Of the great garlen spots ofthe world.
Ii Is needless TO again speak of It's elevation.
its coolness or its attractions These have
all been written up. and would be moth
ing new. All that one need add in substar-
tiation of Its claims as a popular watering
resort is that hither over hundred thou
sand people come annually, including
many notable men of letters, orators, lecfur-
ers and educators In flct it has been
called the resort of pedagogues that is OF
Ph.D's.
The land for the landsman. the lake for
the fisherman and truly the fisherman can
have but little of which to complain The
lake is full of fish-all that one nnst do. is
TO catch them. Ii is no uncommon sight 10
see piscarorial artist ali men are now
a-days either artists or professors-go by
with a string OF fish, some of which viii be
fully couple OF feet in length
Finely equipped steamers traverse the lake
from end 10 end, distance of twenty-four
miles making twenty runs per day ital-
ian bands accompany some OF the boats
sunday, July "A. the great Amphithea;er.
huge semi-eireuiar structure capable of
seating from six to eight thousand people.
was filed, TO listen to stirring and able
sermon by the Rev G. W Miller. D. D.. OF
Brooklyn
Dr. Miller's theme was the /" Relation Of
Christianity to Education The speaker
showed the value and Importance OF reIi-
gious training in the attainment ofa SYM
metrical development. A talk by. DR. Vim
cent before the Society of Christian Ethics,
vesper service and the evening song service,
al 80, completed the programme of the
day
Monday, Prof William |. Knapp sseliv-
cred an interesting lecture upon the life ard
customs of the Spanish and particularly of
the Castillians inhabiting the city Of Madrid. /
At ; o'clock Dr. q. W. Miller gavea lecture
upon Pluck. geod, genuine American
pluck. Pluck versus i;stalism IL was shown
how without this element. men failed.
though naturally endowed with great tai 1
ents with il. men of inferior attainments
and callibre, steadily push themselves and I
their fortunes upward 10 success. At 4
O'Clock Prof J. T Edwards gave his lecture /
upon the Chemistry Of the Fine Arts rhe (
lecture was masterpiece of thought and ex-
position. AT ; o'clock grand concert by /
OILERS New York Octet. brass band com- +
posed wholly OF we'll known and eminent
artists proved succsss Frnncis Y. Diller /
is conductor and soloiss The band rendered 4
a number OF difficult selections with great 4
precision and in perfect time The program 4
embraced selections from the Mikaio-the I
most popular-Rnbensfein etc. Prof DiIler I
played a baritone. and Theodore Hoch a 4
cornef SOLO The Princeton Giee Clnb also I
sang number of college gIee songs The (
amphitheatre was i;lie,i ami one could nor
help being thrilled with admiration at the /
gay spectacle ofthese thousands of brilliant /
ly dressed people. Altogether the day, with I
irs full program and grand c,ncerr in tho
evening. was notable. and the season
may now be considered being fairly
opened.
The following days are quite a. well
filed. as one may see, by giancing al
the appended menu Of intellectual tisi-
bits
Tuesday. the 26th, at II O'Clock. there was
pipe Srgtn recital by Prof FIagler, and at
2 Prof Summer delivered an able and PRO-
fonnd Iectare upon : Protection and Wa
gss.r Tie Professor holds chat protection is
not necessary 10 the preservation Of living
wass-.r AT 4, q scholarly lecture upon the
great Lessing, his life and works, was given